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Emily K. Derry (late 19th Century)
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Emily K. Derry (late 19th Century)

Wanbundo Indian Chief

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Emily K. Derry (late 19th Century)
Wanbundo Indian Chief
signed 'E K Derry' (lower right) and signed and inscribed 'Miss Emily Derry Wanbuno (...... an Indian Chi)' on an Exhibition label attatched to the reverse of the frame
oil on canvas
36 x 24in. (91.5 x 61cm.)
Exhibited
Royal Academy, London, May 1887
West Ham Free Picture Exhibition, Easter 1897
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Lot Essay

The sitter of the portrait is thought possibly to be Chief Watanabe, one of the Indians allegedly brought over to England by Buffalo Bill to perform in his much acclaimed Wild West Show, which in 1887, the year the picture was exhibited at the Royal Academy, was a feature attraction at The Golden Jubilee celebrations of Queen Victoria.

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